Patient Psychology & Counseling Flashcards
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When a patient asks the anaplastologist 'Do you think my prosthesis looks real enough that no one will notice?', the most therapeutically sound response is:
Answer: 'Tell me more about your concern—what situations worry you most?'
Reflecting the question back and exploring the underlying concern is more therapeutically effective than offering false reassurance or dismissing the worry.
The psychosocial model most relevant to understanding how a patient adapts to facial disfigurement over time is:
Answer: The biopsychosocial model integrating biological, psychological, and social factors
The biopsychosocial model best captures the complex interplay of physical, psychological, and social factors that determine adaptation to facial disfigurement.
A patient who has worn an orbital prosthesis for five years begins expressing distress about aging changes making the prosthesis look less realistic. This is best addressed by:
Answer: Scheduling a refit evaluation and validating that appearance concerns are legitimate clinical concerns
Both the prosthetic concern (refit) and the emotional concern (validation) must be addressed concurrently for comprehensive patient-centered care.
Which of the following statements about grief in the context of limb or facial loss is accurate?
Answer: Grief responses to facial loss are highly individual and non-linear
Contemporary grief theory recognizes that grief is non-linear, highly individual, and does not follow a fixed stage sequence.
A patient from a culture where facial disfigurement carries significant social stigma refuses to go out in public, citing family shame. The anaplastologist's role in this situation includes:
Answer: Culturally sensitively exploring the stigma, validating the patient's experience, and collaborating on coping strategies
Culturally sensitive exploration and collaboration respects the patient's cultural context while supporting rehabilitation goals.
Motivational interviewing (MI) techniques are particularly useful in anaplastology when a patient is:
Answer: Ambivalent about pursuing or continuing prosthetic rehabilitation
Motivational interviewing is specifically designed to resolve ambivalence and strengthen intrinsic motivation for change or treatment engagement.
Which of the following is an example of 'therapeutic boundaries' that an anaplastologist must maintain during patient counseling?
Answer: Avoiding dual relationships such as becoming a patient's personal friend while providing care
Maintaining professional boundaries—such as avoiding dual relationships—protects both the patient's therapeutic relationship and the clinician's professional integrity.